Current Totals:
Do you plan to watch the 2006 Winter Olympic Games on television?
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Yes, every minute I can:
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43%
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Yes, but only when nothing else is on:
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42%
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No:
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13%
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No, I'm going to see them in person:
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3%
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Will you say "Turin" or "Torino" when you refer to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games' location?
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Turin:
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37%
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Torino:
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43%
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I'm still learning how to say "Lillehammer":
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19%
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Which country will win the most medals at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games?
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Austria:
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7%
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Canada
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7%
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Italy
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4%
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Finland
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3%
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Germany:
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11%
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Netherlands
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2%
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Norway
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9%
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Russia
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13%
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United States
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45%
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Which current Winter Olympic sport is your favorite?
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Skiing:
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17%
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Sledding:
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9%
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Ski jumping:
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12%
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Figure skating:
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28%
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Speed skating:
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7%
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Ice hockey:
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15%
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Snowboarding:
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5%
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Curling:
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7%
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What's the biggest story so far of the pre-Winter Olympic Games?
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Bode Miller, the tipsy ski great:
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41%
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Michelle Kwan, the skating champ with a special exemption:
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45%
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Tim Nardiello, the de-frocked team coach:
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4%
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Vonetta Flowers, the bob-sledding mom:
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10%
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Do you believe that many Olympic athletes use illegal performance-enhancing drugs?
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Yes, many of them do:
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34%
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No, only a few do:
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66%
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Do you think that drug testing technologies have caught up with resourceful drug cheaters?
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Yes:
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13%
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Almost:
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48%
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No:
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39%
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Do you feel that the US government should continue to subsidize the US Olympic team?
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Yes, it's a source of national pride:
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83%
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No, it's a waste of resources when some Americans still lack the basics:
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17%
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Which current Winter Olympics sport should be dumped?
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Skiing:
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2%
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Sledding:
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7%
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Ski jumping:
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1%
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Figure skating:
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12%
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Speed skating:
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2%
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Ice hockey:
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8%
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Snowboarding:
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20%
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Curling:
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49%
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Which factor poses the greatest threat to the integrity of the Olympic Games?
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Team sponsorship programs by countries:
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5%
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Over-commercialization:
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19%
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French skating judges:
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12%
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Up-close-and-personal media stories:
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5%
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The break-up of the former Soviet Union and consequent loss of a popular opponent:
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3%
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Illegal performance-enhancing drugs:
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24%
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Inclusion of professional athletes in some events:
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32%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
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